the hill reports tuesday with no fanfare, president obama signed a law requiring u.s. airlines be excluded from european carbon emission fees. environmentalists urged the president not to sign it framing it as the first test of his commitment to fighting climate change in his second term. but he did it anyway. the administration stresses its commitment to reducing carbon pollution but says the e.u. carbon tax was the wrong way to achieve the objective. democrat senator claire mccaskill and republican cosponsor john thune say the bill is a win for airline customers and will shield american carriers from illegal tax. >>> it turns out there is room at the inn after all. in colorado springs this christmas. the wyndham grand hotel is clearing space for the salvation army bell ringer an donation kettle, rescuing it from a new panhandling law. the been a on public solicitation forced the ket from the old location. since the hotel is on private property, the salvation army ket is back. just a block away from the old spot. before the rescue twitter users were expressing outrage